Fishburn Airfield

Fishburn Airfield
Fishburn Airfield
	IATA: none; ICAO: GB-0002;
Summary
Airport type	Private
Owner/Operator	Fishburn Airfield Ltd.
Location	Fishburn
Elevation AMSL	377 ft / 115 m
Coordinates	54°41′18″N 001°27′51″W / 54.68833°N 1.46417°W
Website	[1]
Map
	Fishburn Airfield Location in County Durham
Runways

Fishburn Airfield is a small grass strip airfield in Fishburn, County Durham.

The airfield was opened on 30 June 1995 by the then local MP and Leader of the Opposition Tony Blair. It was named as "Airfield of the year" by aviation magazine Flyer in 2004 for its welcoming atmosphere and bacon butties.^[1]

In 2005, the airfield hosted filming for a scene from the Bollywood film Hari Puttar: A Comedy of Terrors^[2]

References

^ "The Northern Echo". The Northern Echo. Retrieved 9 April 2009.
^ "Hari Puttar and the surprise Bollywood stars". Northern Echo. Retrieved 3 December 2010.

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[1] "The Northern Echo". The Northern Echo. Retrieved 9 April 2009.

[2] "Hari Puttar and the surprise Bollywood stars". Northern Echo. Retrieved 3 December 2010.

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